diff --git a/cc/builder.go b/cc/builder.go
index 5deb1299e..7b66b102f 100644
--- a/cc/builder.go
+++ b/cc/builder.go
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ func TransformSourceToObj(ctx android.ModuleContext, subdir string, srcFiles and
 			sAbiDumpFiles = append(sAbiDumpFiles, sAbiDumpFile)
 
 			dumpRule := sAbiDump
-			if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_ABI_DUMPER") {
+			if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_ABI_DUMPER") {
 				dumpRule = sAbiDumpRE
 			}
 			ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ func TransformObjToDynamicBinary(ctx android.ModuleContext,
 		"ldFlags":       flags.globalLdFlags + " " + flags.localLdFlags,
 		"crtEnd":        crtEnd.String(),
 	}
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_CXX_LINKS") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_CXX_LINKS") {
 		rule = ldRE
 		args["implicitOutputs"] = strings.Join(implicitOutputs.Strings(), ",")
 		args["implicitInputs"] = strings.Join(deps.Strings(), ",")
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ func TransformObjsToObj(ctx android.ModuleContext, objFiles android.Paths,
 		"ldCmd":   ldCmd,
 		"ldFlags": flags.globalLdFlags + " " + flags.localLdFlags,
 	}
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_CXX_LINKS") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_CXX_LINKS") {
 		rule = partialLdRE
 		args["inCommaList"] = strings.Join(objFiles.Strings(), ",")
 		args["implicitInputs"] = strings.Join(deps.Strings(), ",")
diff --git a/java/builder.go b/java/builder.go
index 7318fcbad..53f08101b 100644
--- a/java/builder.go
+++ b/java/builder.go
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ func transformJavaToClasses(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.Writab
 		annoDir = filepath.Join(shardDir, annoDir)
 	}
 	rule := javac
-	if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_JAVAC") {
+	if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_JAVAC") {
 		rule = javacRE
 	}
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
diff --git a/java/dex.go b/java/dex.go
index dba283696..a0a313d69 100644
--- a/java/dex.go
+++ b/java/dex.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func (d *dexer) compileDex(ctx android.ModuleContext, flags javaBuilderFlags, mi
 			"outUsageZip": proguardUsageZip.String(),
 			"outDir":      outDir.String(),
 		}
-		if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_R8") {
+		if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_R8") {
 			rule = r8RE
 			args["implicits"] = strings.Join(r8Deps.Strings(), ",")
 		}
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func (d *dexer) compileDex(ctx android.ModuleContext, flags javaBuilderFlags, mi
 	} else {
 		d8Flags, d8Deps := d8Flags(flags)
 		rule := d8
-		if ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_D8") {
+		if ctx.Config().UseRBE() && ctx.Config().IsEnvTrue("RBE_D8") {
 			rule = d8RE
 		}
 		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{